# ME8 8NQ: area report for a postcode in Swale

ME8 8NQ is a postcode in Swale.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Swale. Open the map at ME8 8NQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Swale](https://openindex.co.uk/swale) › [ME8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me8) › [ME8 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me8-8)

## Around this postcode

- **14 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 8% on July. Swale 008C: 55 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.6258,51.3706,ME88NQ
- **Rainham (Kent), 1.1 km**: About 14 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.6258,51.3706,ME88NQ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 730 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.6258,51.3706,ME88NQ
- **No property in ME8 8NQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.6258,51.3706,ME88NQ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Swale 008C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.6258,51.3706,ME88NQ
- **£298,985 average price**: For the whole of Swale, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.6258,51.3706,ME88NQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.6258,51.3706,ME88NQ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.6258,51.3706,ME88NQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at ME8 8NQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.6258,51.3706,ME88NQ
- **Low road and rail noise at ME8 8NQ**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.6258,51.3706,ME88NQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=0.6258,51.3706,ME88NQ
- **8.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.6258,51.3706,ME88NQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Riverside Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/riverside-primary-school-e144135) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Leigh Academy Rainham](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leigh-academy-rainham-e148577) | Secondary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | Attainment 8 of 44.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Holywell Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holywell-primary-school-e147752) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Margaret's Church of England Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-margarets-church-of-england-junior-school-e142160) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Margaret's Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-margarets-infant-school-e144133) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, May 2025 | – |
| [Thames View Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thames-view-primary-school-e144132) | Primary | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2025 | £555,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| January 2025 | £525,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| September 2025 | £412,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| March 2025 | £535,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| January 2026 | £545,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| August 2024 | £347,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| November 2025 | £465,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| July 2026 | £438,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 230 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £298,985** (July 2026). Swale’s average house price was £298,985 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,432** (2025). Full-time workers living in Swale earned a median of £38,432 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). Joint 171st lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.8×** (2025). A home in Swale costs 7.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 143rd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 26.7** (2025). Swale has a deprivation score of 26.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 62nd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Swale 008C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 17.2** (2025). Swale 008C has a deprivation score of 17.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,636th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £487,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Swale 008C was £487,500 in 2025. Joint 5,113th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,360** (2021). Swale 008C had 1,360 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,535th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 69.8%** (January 2026). In Swale 008C, 69.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## ME8 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £350,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in ME8 was £350,000 in 2025. Joint 789th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 51,011** (2021). ME8 had 51,011 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 191st most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 99%** (2022). About 99% of people in ME8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.1%** (January 2026). In ME8, 98.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Swale](https://openindex.co.uk/swale)
- Centre: 51.3706, 0.6258

Council: [Swale](https://openindex.co.uk/swale) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Sittingbourne and Sheppey](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/sittingbourne-and-sheppey): Kevin McKenna (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=0.6258,51.3706,ME88NQ

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